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Village Food Waste/Compost Program Report — September 2025

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Trustee Uku Monthly Report for September 2025

Oct 6, 2025

VILLAGE FOOD WASTE/COMPOST PROGRAM

Operations began on Sept 1, 2025. Early subscribers received the following invitation to the program’s soft launch:

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On Sept 6, we placed an order for 80 countertop food waste pails at the wholesale rate provided by Amelia Legare of O Zone Red Hook. The total purchase amount was $1462.40 .

On Sept 24, Deputy Mayor Kjarval kindly offered her time to discuss branding and marketing for the program. Our hope is to tie in the food waste program into the excellent designs she has already developed for our other municipal services. I continue to work with her and the clerk on the program rollout.

On Sept 30, I picked up the 80 bins from O Zone, and delivered most of them to the Highway Garage for temporary storage. A box of 15 units is also in Village Hall, pending distribution arrangements and schedule.

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Oct 6, 2025 Trustee Uku DPW Report for September 2025 ## **1. Highway Department:** ## Materials Management Here are the costs and expenses for the month of September. Please see the attached Resource Recovery Data Report. ## Trash & Recycling Pickup Trash & Recycling must be out before 5am on Monday mornings. Cardboard bundles should be bound together with string or tape. Paper recycling should be placed loose within a lidded tub or bin. Recycling Pickup alternates between Yellow (paper & cardboard) & Blue (metal, plastic & glass). The Dual-Stream Recycling calendar and guide can be picked up at the Clerk's office, or found online at redhookvillage.org/recycle ## Village Brush / Yard Waste Pickup Pickups are scheduled for the first full week of every month, pending weather conditions and scheduling. Residents are reminded of the following: - Avoid creating long-term piles, place piles out just prior to pick-up week. - Lawn clippings and brush should be set out in separate piles. - Place piles on the edge of your lawn (not on the sidewalk or in the street). - Piles should not include: construction debris, garbage, stumps, and/or branches larger than 6” in diameter. - Piles should be limited to 6' x 6' x 6'. Brush and leaf piles should never cover water or sewer shut offs or on top of fiberoptic ground vaults. Bulk Item tags are available for purchase at the Clerk's office. ## **2. Scrap Metal Program:** |**. Scrap Metal Program:**|| |---|---| |Revenue received (9/30/25) since the last report was|**$571.20**| |Total revenue for this Fiscal Year (Jun 2025- May 2026) to date is|**$2422.20**| |Since the Program’s inception, in Sep 2007, donations have yielded a total of|**$57939.44**| |Proceeds from the program go towards the purchase of tools & equipment for the Public Works Dept.<br>Residents & businesses interested in donating metal may contact the Village Clerk’s ofce to schedule a pickup.<br>(845) 758-1081|| ## **3. Street Light Complaints:** If you notice a street light out in the Village: You may notify Central Hudson directly by going to: cenhud.com/en/outages, selecting ‘ _Report a Street Light_ ’ and filling out their online form. ## **4. Potholes:** You can notify the village of potholes on Village roads by calling the Village Clerk’s office or filling out the “Report a Concern” form at: redhookvillage.org/concern. Please note that the Village is not allowed to conduct repairs on State Highways. If you would like to report a pothole on a State Highway, The Village can forward your concern - or you can submit your complaint directly to the NYS DOT by calling 1.800.POTHOLE (1.800.768.4653). ## **5. Foreman Appreciation, or,** _**“Giving Jake his Flowers”**_ **:** Thank you Jake for providing storage space for most of the 80 countertop bins for the Village Food Waste Program. And also for giving me a tour of the VGC storage shed. The Committee is ready and excited for Planting Day! ## **francesuku@redhookvillage.gov**

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